National general secretary of TMC on a two-day visit to Meghalaya

Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress, will begin a two-day visit to Meghalaya on Thursday with a focus toward the state's upcoming legislative elections. On November 17, Banerjee will open a party office in Garo Hills, according to a TMC official.

"On November 18, he will speak with church elders at Tura's Sacred Heart Shrine and host a community gathering at the city's brand-new playground. There, he will converse with journalists as well. An organisational meeting with the state's leaders is set for Banerjee, according to a TMC official.

In November of last year, the TMC took over as the dominant opposition force in the Meghalaya Assembly after 12 of the state's 17 Congress MLAs defected to the party lead by Mamata Banerjee.

The TMC had been attempting to broaden its support base in Goa, Haryana, Tripura, and Meghalaya after its resounding victory in the assembly elections in West Bengal in 2021. The party previously ran candidates in the Goa assembly elections and the Tripura municipal elections.